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__________________I've always believed that cluelessness evolved as an adaptation to allow the truly appalling to live with themselves. - G. B. TrudeauA person is smart. People are dumb, panicky dangerous animals and you know it. - Kay, Men in Black.Enjoy every sandwich. - Warren Zevon

I think it's destructive, I think it divides people. Would you accept a white graduation?

Why are you making this about race?

__________________I've always believed that cluelessness evolved as an adaptation to allow the truly appalling to live with themselves. - G. B. TrudeauA person is smart. People are dumb, panicky dangerous animals and you know it. - Kay, Men in Black.Enjoy every sandwich. - Warren Zevon

__________________I've always believed that cluelessness evolved as an adaptation to allow the truly appalling to live with themselves. - G. B. TrudeauA person is smart. People are dumb, panicky dangerous animals and you know it. - Kay, Men in Black.Enjoy every sandwich. - Warren Zevon

__________________I've always believed that cluelessness evolved as an adaptation to allow the truly appalling to live with themselves. - G. B. TrudeauA person is smart. People are dumb, panicky dangerous animals and you know it. - Kay, Men in Black.Enjoy every sandwich. - Warren Zevon

Like, I know your entire existence consists of thinking up ways to annoy liberals on this message board. I don't know why you crave attention so strongly, but whatever, you do make the place more entertaining (though not really for the reason you think).

But surely, on some level, even you realize how insulting that comparison is.

300 years of slavery followed by 100 years of domestic terrorism lead by the KKK aimed entirely at destroying the black community. Any attempt to organize or build a community - destroyed by rape, lynching, rioting...

Then, after 400 years, the black community finally begins to win rights and status through organization and internal development and advocacy, and you respond to those efforts by comparing them to the KKK, the group whose violence and terrorism necessitated the very response you're criticizing.

Yes, I know you're trolling. Yes, I know you will respond to this with "lol...blah blah," but it's worth articulating why all arguments of this sort are not just wrong but *********** insulting.

I can't tell from the story whether this is being billed as an official university event, or a purely student-organized activity. If the latter, it is essentially a club meeting and there is no problem. If the former, it shouldn't be allowed.

I can't tell from the story whether this is being billed as an official university event, or a purely student-organized activity. If the latter, it is essentially a club meeting and there is no problem. If the former, it shouldn't be allowed.

Doesn't look like it's sanctioned and I'm not saying it shouldn't be allowed. I'm asking if it's wrong, looks like you agree?

Like, I know your entire existence consists of thinking up ways to annoy liberals on this message board. I don't know why you crave attention so strongly, but whatever, you do make the place more entertaining (though not really for the reason you think).

But surely, on some level, even you realize how insulting that comparison is.

300 years of slavery followed by 100 years of domestic terrorism lead by the KKK aimed entirely at destroying the black community. Any attempt to organize or build a community - destroyed by rape, lynching, rioting...

Then, after 400 years, the black community finally begins to win rights and status through organization and internal development and advocacy, and you respond to those efforts by comparing them to the KKK, the group whose violence and terrorism necessitated the very response you're criticizing.

Yes, I know you're trolling. Yes, I know you will respond to this with "lol...blah blah," but it's worth articulating why all arguments of this sort are not just wrong but *********** insulting.

Lol
Actually I thought this could be an area of agreement, but even something so obviously racist can't bring you around from the extreme. Notice I didn't bring up politics but once again you're on the wrong side. This is a reason race will never be solved these kinds of things are only done to divide people.

Doesn't look like it's sanctioned and I'm not saying it shouldn't be allowed. I'm asking if it's wrong, looks like you agree?

Are you also one of those people, like Trump, who whine about violence in the black community and "black on black" crime and think the black community should take responsibility for cleaning up its culture?

Because university student groups celebrating the accomplishments of black students, which is the result of dedicated effort to make sure that black students don't drop out, is exactly that sort of thing.

Lol
Actually I thought this could be an area of agreement, but even something so obviously racist can't bring you around from the extreme. Notice I didn't bring up politics but once again you're on the wrong side. This is a reason race will never be solved these kinds of things are only done to divide people.

Again, when you engage in terrorist activity aimed at destroying a culture, it is just ignorant and disgusting to then criticize that same group for unifying in response to efforts aimed at destroying it.

Race will never be solved because people seem dedicated to maintaining a stunning level of historical ignorance.

Lol
Actually I thought this could be an area of agreement, but even something so obviously racist can't bring you around from the extreme. Notice I didn't bring up politics but once again you're on the wrong side. This is a reason race will never be solved these kinds of things are only done to divide people.

What people were divided by this? Wasn't anyone allowed to participate?

__________________I've always believed that cluelessness evolved as an adaptation to allow the truly appalling to live with themselves. - G. B. TrudeauA person is smart. People are dumb, panicky dangerous animals and you know it. - Kay, Men in Black.Enjoy every sandwich. - Warren Zevon

Are you also one of those people, like Trump, who whine about violence in the black community and "black on black" crime and think the black community should take responsibility for cleaning up its culture?

Actually no, I believe all races can help. Its more focused on people who live in the city, yes most are AA.

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Because university student groups celebrating the accomplishments of black students, which is the result of dedicated effort to make sure that black students don't drop out, is exactly that sort of thing.

IMO is better celebrated together not singled out. That's why we don't have white groups celebrating this way.

Doesn't look like it's sanctioned and I'm not saying it shouldn't be allowed. I'm asking if it's wrong, looks like you agree?

If it is a student organized event, I see nothing wrong with it.

To more fully examine why it is ok, and to contrast it with the obvious question of "would it be ok to hold a whites only graduation" would require a more lengthy response than I have time for right now and, to be honest, a deeper examination than I suspect you are interested in. We'll see where the thread goes and how much more detail is warranted.

Again, when you engage in terrorist activity aimed at destroying a culture, it is just ignorant and disgusting to then criticize that same group for unifying in response to efforts aimed at destroying it.

What terrorist activity do you mean? You don't think that is highly offensive?
Are white people now to blame for Middle East terrorism?

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Race will never be solved because people seem dedicated to maintaining a stunning level of historical ignorance.

To more fully examine why it is ok, and to contrast it with the obvious question of "would it be ok to hold a whites only graduation" would require a more lengthy response than I have time for right now and, to be honest, a deeper examination than I suspect you are interested in. We'll see where the thread goes and how much more detail is warranted.

It was student organized, read about this a few days ago. 'Celebrating achievement in the Black Community'. Held a couple days before general commencement.

To more fully examine why it is ok, and to contrast it with the obvious question of "would it be ok to hold a whites only graduation" would require a more lengthy response than I have time for right now and, to be honest, a deeper examination than I suspect you are interested in. We'll see where the thread goes and how much more detail is warranted.

America is supposedly the 'melting pot' nation and here is an example of going out of the way to emphasize difference, rather than celebrate a unified struggle and achievement (We've survived college and conquered it, now getting our symbol of this conquest - the diploma) of a group of students who are in other ways very diverse.

America is supposedly the 'melting pot' nation and here is an example of going out of the way to emphasize difference, rather than celebrate a unified struggle and achievement (We've survived college and conquered it, now getting our symbol of this conquest - the diploma) of a group of students who are in other ways very diverse.

Because they're the one everyone knows about? I could have used any other to prove the point, you got caught up in your emotional rant to understand what I was saying, because that is what you do.

No, because they're the ones that spent more than 100 years devastating the very community that is celebrating achievement in the face of great odds.

Your example was not just wrong and insulting - please provide the list of crimes committed by black student groups at Harvard - it was also deeply relevant to reason those groups exist, not that you knew that when you were making the idiotic comparison.

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It's nothing more than reverse racism, guess what your first clue would be?

You started this thread, which would make one think you actually had a point. That you've reverted so quickly to this style of asking rhetorical questions to hide the fact that you don't have anything to say on a topic you chose is just embarrassing.

No, this is not reverse racism. Again, define racism and explain how this is racist.